The 2010 Citizens’ Initiative Review pilot project

The Oregon legislature approved a pilot of the Citizens’ Initiative Review for the 2010 election.  Based on that legislation, Healthy Democracy Oregon worked with the Secretary of State’s office, State Elections Office, campaign spokespeople, and policy experts to convene two Reviews in August, 2010. A team of nationally recognized researchers, backed by funding from the National Science Foundation, evaluated the Reviews and  confirmed that the Reviews were high-quality, fair and of great use to voters.  In addition, the media paid close attention to the CIR pilot and it was widely regarded as a huge success.

Ballot Measures 73 and 74 were the subjects of the official pilot Citizens' Initiative Reviews. Click here to see the results and public archive of those reviews.

We'd like to thank the Saling Family Foundation, the Borduin Family Foundation, the Hancock Family Foundation, and all of the Healthy Democracy supporters statewide for their financial backing of this project, as well as the dedicated staff, advisory board, and board of directors for their commitment to this effort. 2011 will be a very exciting year because of your support!